Walking in Kolkata ( India)

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  • Kolkata known historically in English as Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration, which comprises the city and its suburbs, was home to approximately 14.1 million, making it the third-most populous metropolitan area in India.

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  • @JaspervanVugt
    @JaspervanVugt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    Kees starts filming in front of Chandrani Pearls on Sudder Street.
    He then turns left towards Mirza Ghalib Street. Turns left at Mirza Ghalib Street and starts walking towards New Market. The Mirza Ghalib Street continues into Hospital Street. Turns left at Ghanesh Chandra Ave. Crosses street at Chandni Chowk Street, but keeps walking in the same direction on Ghanesh Chandra Ave. Turns right into Central Ave. Turns left at Mahim Chandra Das Sarani. Follows the bent in the road to the left after passing Meghdutam Travel agency and turns right at the first intersection. Follows the road towards BB Ganguly Street. Crosses BB Ganguly Street and heads into an alley. Turns right at the hindu statue, turns left, turns left again, turns around and retraces his steps back to the hindu statue.
    This time, Kees goes straight. At Phears Lane, Kees turns right towards the Johar building. Turns right to stay on Phears lane. Turns right at Maulana Saukat Ali Street, turns left at Kanai Seal Street. Turns right at Ratu Sarkar Lane. Turns right at Central Ave. Crosses the street, turns left and right into Murlidhar Sen lane. Turns left at Behari Sen Street and right again into Pyari Sarkar street. Crosses College Street and turns left. Turns right at the first right (by the National Bookstore). Turns left into Shyama Charan Dey street. Turns left at College Row and turns right at Bidhan Sarani. Turns around and backtracks to Mahatma Gandhi Road. Turns right. Turns left and heads into Bhawani Dutta lane. Turns back and left into Nilmadhab Sen lane. Turns left onto Mil Madaha lane. Turns right after passing the Muhammad Ali Park, towards Chittaranjan Ave.
    Chats with a beggar, crosses Chittaranjan Ave and heads into Zakaria Street. Turns right at Amratala Street. Turns left into unnamed alley, turns left again. Turns right at Kadri Belt Centre into Amratala lane. Turns right into Amratala Street, that continues into Mallick Street. Turns left into Jamuna Lal Bajaj Street. Turns right into Basantalal Muraka Road. Crosses Mahatma Danghi road and continues on Basantalal Muraka Road. Turns left into Utkalmoni Gopabandhu Sarani, turns right into Nalini Seth road. Turns left when he reaches Sovaram Basak Street, into Nawab lane. Crosses Strand Road into Jagannath Ghat Road. Keeps on walking towards the banks of the Hooghly river. Turns right after crossing the traintracks, onto Strand Bank road. Walks along under the Howrah Bridge to the Mulick Ghat Flower Market. Stops filming.
    Thank you again Kees for another wonderful video! It was great to ‘walk along’ with you in one of my favourite cities in India, which I’ve been fortunate to have visited twice (2008 & 2013). Keep up the good work!

    • @keeziwalks
      @keeziwalks  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Tnx Jasper

    • @imamsupriyadi7208
      @imamsupriyadi7208 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Negara Islam Indonesia Dan Negara Indonesia Timur,. Pangeran Pulang Jiwo.

    • @DJ_MH_Remixes
      @DJ_MH_Remixes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jasper van Vugt Je valt daar wel op he als Nederlander? 😁😇 Die taxi’s zijn onverwoestbaar want zo te zien komen die uit de jaren 50/60s 🚖

    • @junk5354
      @junk5354 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was wondering if you could make a kite flying video

    • @junk5354
      @junk5354 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about fish tanks do people in India keep pet fish saltwater or freshwater and tanks in the house

  • @raystaar
    @raystaar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Two friends of mine lived in Kolkata for a number of years. This is what they told me: "Everyone in Kolkata aspires to own some kind of vehicle; a bike, a tricycle, a cart, a pedicab, a car...whatever. Once they secure a vehicle, their next purchase is a horn, a bell or a klaxon...any kind of noise maker they can stick on their ride...because that's the ultimate goal of Kokatans...to sit in traffic and make noise."

    • @shakilasanjeewa1665
      @shakilasanjeewa1665 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Lol

    • @shreetamamukherjee1453
      @shreetamamukherjee1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To some extent you are right but I cannot completely agree with you coz the Calcutta which has emerged in this few years is a completely new one....also Calcutta is known for it's charm, it's vibes and it's livelihood.So a little bit of noise (especially in traffic)is not uncommon here

    • @Tangentbordsblues
      @Tangentbordsblues 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im not sure if you are not kidding but yeah inte bet they ate that rude and stupid

    • @TvshkaHumma
      @TvshkaHumma ปีที่แล้ว

      😂 LOL

    • @tiphares2355
      @tiphares2355 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is Berry impotent to have aspiration.. .V

  • @hynoor7254
    @hynoor7254 6 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    I am from the neighboring country China, I was there back last year, Kolkata is a very lively city with a lot of old beautiful architectures, the only concern is the hygiene. hopefully which will get improved in the near future.

    • @shreetamamukherjee1453
      @shreetamamukherjee1453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Calcutta has emerged a lot in these few years and with the passage of time it's infrastructure and hygiene has also improved.You should again pay a visit to see a whole new developed and modernized calcuty

    • @jozefnovak2645
      @jozefnovak2645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My dear, China looked very similar 30 years ago 😀

    • @DarkLord-pm1eg
      @DarkLord-pm1eg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jozefnovak2645 and changed a lot in this century

    • @chetorritik8615
      @chetorritik8615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jozefnovak2645 but that fact China made their streets clean and india couldn't

    • @PrashantKumar-up4yv
      @PrashantKumar-up4yv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chetorritik8615 china is another world now, they don't waste money on cleaning, maintanace rather than they built new cities।
      And Kolkata like 100 cities are in backup haunted।।

  • @ranaskip
    @ranaskip 9 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    My Doctor told me to take a 1 to 2 hour walk everyday, these videos of yours sure make it a lot easier.

    • @mesharybinfahadalsaud6373
      @mesharybinfahadalsaud6373 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      🤔😄🤔😂

    • @udaykadkade
      @udaykadkade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +Tom K I really came here for these kind of comments...ROFLMAO!!!!

    • @kevinrichardson9277
      @kevinrichardson9277 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Tom K HA HA

    • @shirleymason7697
      @shirleymason7697 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Dingbat Dingo Laughing? Your life is so banal that you take time to come here and mock a stranger? Or do I miss your point?

    • @emtvbd4201
      @emtvbd4201 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hahaha..!

  • @BobMuk08
    @BobMuk08 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was the Calcutta I knew in 1970, I lived in Beniapukur Road & worked in Dharamtala St. by the Salvation Army. and this video walked through many of the places i knew. the unrelenting crowds of people, the smells, yet did you notice curiosity, interest, but almost no hostility.... it definitely hasn't Changed. when i Got home to the UK after nearly three years in india at village level i knocked on my mums front door. She didn't recognise me! I looked like an Anglo-Indian...and sounded like one too. I still drop into it sometimes even now, especially when talking with indian friends. Mostly good memories.

    • @harshitbasand9864
      @harshitbasand9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My grandmother actually was born during British india at that time there were millions of British here there are still like old British homes etc

  • @aishikamitra
    @aishikamitra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank You so much. I am a citizen of Kolkata, but I live in the Southern part of the city. Central Kolkata has always been a recluse for the eateries, parks, book stores, museums, etc. As we are in lockdown, the usual humdrum of our city has been subdued to an extent. It is also pejorative to not care for anyone else in this pandemic. So, this video is definitely a calming element after these four months of being self-locked inside a flat. Thank you once again.

    • @drodrigues3451
      @drodrigues3451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice insider view..thanks from maddening Mumbai

  • @2011funnybone
    @2011funnybone 9 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Ohhhh, this life, this is just real, real life, mannnn. You, the cameraman gave the vision to the viewer. You made the viewer of the video think he's the one walking along and being there. The noises, sights are awesome. I'm walking right in the street, the roadway. People overtaking the cameraman make this film so dynamic and attractive and interesting to watch. Everyone is going about their business, and what things we see them doing. Everything is here, mannn. Like a feature film.

  • @beautifulmicia
    @beautifulmicia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I just discovered these "walking in" videos, they are fantastic.

  • @gigagerard
    @gigagerard 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love the casual way a passerby prevents an accident with a cyclist and an old man crossing the street, he embraces him and then lets go in one flowing movement, at t=1h18m30s
    (ik blijf lekker thuis voor je videos Kees! ik vind het knap gedaan dat je zo weinig opgemerkt wordt, mooi naturel zo)

    • @sinparker6650
      @sinparker6650 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I watched it over and over. I almost wished the camera kept following him. I could keep watching that kind man all day.

    • @York22
      @York22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Giga Gerard we need more people in the world like him

    • @claudiosaltara8847
      @claudiosaltara8847 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Giga Gerard, I noticed it too and watched several time. It was the best shot of the whole filming.

    • @sinparker6650
      @sinparker6650 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @indodesi You're comment is too good for TH-cam. People are so mean in TH-cam comment sections

  • @urmilamalhotra2544
    @urmilamalhotra2544 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Really enjoyed my 'visit' to Kolkata... I've never been there but felt I was actually a part of it. City of Joy! I can see why. Thanks a tonne for bringing it to us.

  • @BritishFoodGuide
    @BritishFoodGuide 7 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    1:18:33 Amazing moment.

    • @nickb5689
      @nickb5689 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      CENTRA STUDIOS so quick to help.

    • @Mira-wk2ro
      @Mira-wk2ro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      CENTRA STUDIOS Bro thanks for that

    • @papabeefeya2472
      @papabeefeya2472 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes Thik Ba

    • @potaetosff8535
      @potaetosff8535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kdrama in real life 😱

  • @hoodlum1955
    @hoodlum1955 8 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    BeeP beep BEEBB PEEPPP BeeP Pep Pep Pep BEp BEP

  • @jimausili9678
    @jimausili9678 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I watched your video from beginning to end. Thank you for your work. I feel as if I were walking with you. Great job, Kees!

  • @srijitmukherjee2180
    @srijitmukherjee2180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I did notice a lot of hate in the comments. To be noted - the area of the city where Kees has been roaming around is the archaic old and unplanned part of the town. Kolkata had three districts back during the British raj -
    a) The White Town - The erstwhile British bastion - Included the Maidan, Chowringhee, Esplanade and the so called adjoining areas. Still green and pretty clean.
    b) The old black town - Mostly the outskirts of the white town. Grew chaotically as Kolkata grew in prominence. This is the majority of the region where the walk has been centered around. The is is the true Kolkata - hot humid and filthy. Yet economically, the most robust. Most small scale businesses are still situated here. The city took in millions of refugees from Bangladesh after the 1971 Bangladeshi war, the Noakhali riots and neighboring states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa. Most people were as poor as anyone could think of - Kolkata opened her arms for the ailing !
    c) The Zamindari North Kolkata : The rich and highly born noble Indians lived in their magnificent bunglows here. Now in a present state of dismay and dilapidation. Yet, culturally the strongest hub of Kolkata with areas like College Street !
    Later parts of Kolkata included areas beyond Bhawanipore - mostly in the 1950s. Today's South Kolkata - most people here are rich and educated and is a cleaner and a developed area. But, what fun is it to roam around a city that has only residential areas ? Why would I as a traveller from a different culture go to experience residential buildings ??
    The Newer Kolkata - North eastern fringes - Probably the best part of Kolkata. Clean, wide roads, fancy tall skyscrapers - Salt Lake is a posh neighborhood with elegant villas and rich people. New Town is a swanky place with multi-story buildings and expressways.
    In all - Kolkata has it all. Kees as a traveller, showed you the parts she/he (sorry, I do not know your gender !) found the most fascinating. If people want to see better and unsurreal places where the common average Kolkattan lives - go for videos like Kolkata Skyline and stuff if you want to see the developed side of India.
    And many people are talking about women not on streets. The part of Kolkata showed by Kees, is again a part that hosts raw businesses, small scale business, hard labor and the manufacturing and wholesale dens of Kolkata. Kolkata, in fact is one of the safest cities in India. If you were short dresses in Delhi - you might be ogled at lecherously - In kolkata people are way more cool with stuff. You might definitely get a stare, yet no one will lecherously stare at you or give you judgemental looks !
    For a city with a population of 15 million including its suburbs - Kolkata has to offer a lot !

    • @theodoredreiser5782
      @theodoredreiser5782 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      "The Newer Kolkata - North eastern fringes - Probably the best part of Kolkata. Clean, wide roads, fancy tall skyscrapers." I don't want to fly halfway around the planet to see fancy skyscrapers; we have those here in America. I'll be in Calcutta for Christmas and New Year's.

    • @ranajit2355
      @ranajit2355 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why bother and why care to explain. Everyone has preconceived idea

  • @rodfryatt4266
    @rodfryatt4266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Do drivers in India have to work the horn manually or does it sound automatically while the vehicle is moving?

    • @zeliang5101
      @zeliang5101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mostly in slums

    • @ieatlemons288
      @ieatlemons288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@zeliang5101 Most of India is slums lol

    • @zeliang5101
      @zeliang5101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ieatlemons288 ok

    • @traiver6685
      @traiver6685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ieatlemons288 Wake up

    • @parthadas4567
      @parthadas4567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ieatlemons288 i would only say one thing "WAKE UPTO REALITY"

  • @TVSCDN
    @TVSCDN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Enjoy walking through these Kolkata bylanes in these quarantine times sitting in my chair...l love to see the simple folks who have no egos or 💰 bags to show off like in many big cities n Bollywood.. thanks for your lovely video 😘❤️

  • @mitramoso
    @mitramoso 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Well done videography. Moving though this kind of crowd is so difficult but you did it.
    Thank you for the tour.

  • @marcialuciaalbuquerque2357
    @marcialuciaalbuquerque2357 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    very passionate about this film, despite the noise on the streets, the lack of organization in traffic, even so, I have the great dream of visiting India fascinates me the culture of this place, I live in Brazil and I love Indian culture
    Congratulations to you who recorded the video. Thanks

  • @gameswarrior4314
    @gameswarrior4314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Calcuta una gran ciudad india pobreza y riqueza.
    Saludos desde Lima Perú .

  • @susique333
    @susique333 9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm out of breath and exhausted from watching this exciting video. And I thought United States shopping malls were crowded. Wow!

    • @arunmarwaha6724
      @arunmarwaha6724 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Our population is 1350 million. & Growing.

    • @UmeshSagarOfficial
      @UmeshSagarOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      India also look like this which media never show you.
      th-cam.com/video/T_W9NDqPXl8/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/ktBWxbJ28Hk/w-d-xo.html

    • @UmeshSagarOfficial
      @UmeshSagarOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about your Times Square NYC?

  • @jesusistheonlysavior3312
    @jesusistheonlysavior3312 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    chaos chaos but in harmony, every thing is working well, people walking, selling, eating, cars moving, animals crossing, all go around each other in a normal smooth way .amazing .

  • @WaywardAnalysis
    @WaywardAnalysis 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I look forward to bad weather so I can watch your videos while working out...your videos are like human battery, I can go on and on with my workout...with endless energy. Visions like yours are what makes TH-cam so special for people like me.

  • @dremtay8
    @dremtay8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good insight. Very reminiscent of parts of Bangkok.....only on speed.
    Most endearing.
    I plan to visit later this year.

  • @Calvin-it8el
    @Calvin-it8el 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing... Of all the streets you could've started your walk on, it passes the hotel I stayed at (Ho(s)tel Diplomat) 1:12 , a bargain for about $5/night. Great video and much easier to sit and watch here in comfort; what a crazy city - In just 2 days I managed to get lost more times then I have anywhere else, oppressive heat, noise and giardia everywhere. But it's a city that stays in your memory that's for sure.

  • @diiriyetv
    @diiriyetv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Keez starts to walk on the side of a street, then goes into a side street, then turns and goes into a tinier side street of a side street which becomes darker and narrows even further. Then the tiny walkway seamlessly merges into people's homes until Keez realised he has entered someone's living room and hurriedly walks back. 😁

  • @mikhailstepounin9448
    @mikhailstepounin9448 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for sparing me from travelling India.

  • @TheChr1zzy
    @TheChr1zzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’m watching this with tears running down my face. MY Calcutta, the place I love. Wish with all my heart I can see you again.

  • @jaisrilaxmi6141
    @jaisrilaxmi6141 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    If Indian cities didn't have the car horns, they'd be far more amazing. I like the chaos, but the horns really detract from everything. Plus, noise pollution is proven to have disastrous effects on mental health.

    • @keeziwalks
      @keeziwalks  9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +JaiSriLaxmi it is pointless anyway if everybody use them all the time

    • @jaisrilaxmi6141
      @jaisrilaxmi6141 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      kees Colijn
      They don't have to use them, though. People just have the habit, and habits change.

    • @axgoat
      @axgoat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +kees Colijn Indian cities aren't the only ones. Cairo is (or was) horrible when I was there. Athens is very bad, etc. etc.

    • @AlamdaABalqhin
      @AlamdaABalqhin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Polution is the worst.

    • @axgoat
      @axgoat 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think just "gross" would've been adequate.

  • @Shiraz321
    @Shiraz321 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for taking us to the journey in the part of India and it was really good experience to watch from start to end at one sitting.
    I hope to watch other your videos and you have done an excellent job and hopefully to watch more in the future.

  • @marcoaureliodasilva2033
    @marcoaureliodasilva2033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sou fascinado pela Índia!
    सो फ़ुइनादो पेला iandia!
    I'm fascinated by India!

  • @brujomayor7817
    @brujomayor7817 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gracias X estos reportajes, muy interesantes, saludos desde México.

  • @paddy1437
    @paddy1437 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    nobody appears to smoke cigarettes in any of the indian videos...interesting

    • @SimmOKiwI
      @SimmOKiwI 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Patrick Storey I saw one guy, but I was surprised by that also

    • @hoohoopotahrebus1760
      @hoohoopotahrebus1760 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Patrick Storey Indians usually smoke sitting or standing rather than walking. I see more cigarette smokers down south in Hyderabad.

    • @aniketrudraksha
      @aniketrudraksha 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's because smoking in public places is banned in India.

    • @hoohoopotahrebus1760
      @hoohoopotahrebus1760 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aniket Rudraksha are you kidding?!,,everyone smokes outside here in hyderabad

    • @indianprince0468
      @indianprince0468 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Hoohoopot Ahrebus He's right, according to wiki, there's been a nationwide public smoking ban in India since 2008. You will be fined, but only 200 rupees lol

  • @valentinav9500
    @valentinav9500 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What an amazing walk! Most of us would never get the chance to do this....I feel like I have been walking with you. There is so much to see and take in! Thank you!

  • @theotang681
    @theotang681 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this video is legendary!!! i loved it towards the end of the video it was as if you went through the gates of hell and ended up in the flower market with the masses of people, it was a crazy video. totally captivating. i actually watched this video while i do my stretching at night, very soothing. keep up the great work!!!

    • @keeziwalks
      @keeziwalks  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was stuck there so i stopped

    • @theotang681
      @theotang681 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      i just loved the intensity, the throng of the crowd, the hustle and bustle, people sleeping anywhere during rush hour right there on the ground, guys with the scarfs on their shoulders looking for stuff to carry, crazy buses, cars, cyclists, cows, goats, crazy looking dogs, crows..... i am going to watch all of your videos. by the way, i used to live in rotterdam. pendrecht area. lived there for about ten years. my dad had a restaurant there at plein 1953 the famous year when holland got flooded.

  • @TVSCDN
    @TVSCDN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fascinating to walk around the streets of Kolkata sitting in Mumbai... thanks 😘❤️ for your lovely video

  • @speedingpontiacsle425
    @speedingpontiacsle425 6 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    I think India should fix their public infrastructures first before venturing into space programs.

    • @FadedGlobe
      @FadedGlobe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      India doesn't care what you think, It has the 7th biggest economy in the world and can venture into anything it likes. The matter is that the people who run India don't give a fuck about its own individuals.

    • @davidb8777
      @davidb8777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      To think that this country has a nuclear weapons program.
      Just like North Korea where people starve while they build nukes.
      My dad used to say something like there's never money for butter but always money for guns.

    • @firstal3799
      @firstal3799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      India's space program earns money, used for extreme weather predictions etc. Nuclear program wasfir defence and eliminated India Pakistan wars, which were regular before nuclear weapons.
      Your sir is a simplistic comment, you should learn more about the world.

    • @charlespope8713
      @charlespope8713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      WHY FIX ANYTHING WHEN YOU HAVE THE SMARTS TO MOVE YOUR. ENTIRE CIVILIZATION TO ANOTHER GALAXY !!!!!......

    • @charlespope8713
      @charlespope8713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@davidb8777 INDIA IS THE PANTRY OF THE --- [ MODERN WORLD ] .

  • @pareshhhhh
    @pareshhhhh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A super virtual tour, had this feeling as I was right there.

    • @thebannedgreenman8939
      @thebannedgreenman8939 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could almost smell the ambience. www.unric.org/en/latest-un-buzz/29183-use-the-loo-says-mr-poo

  • @sparrowskitchen672
    @sparrowskitchen672 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thankyou haven’t been back home in a while . Sure does help

    • @keeziwalks
      @keeziwalks  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A new Varanasi video saterday

  • @angelamartin2811
    @angelamartin2811 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So interesting looking at other countries. There’s ALOT of people I kept thinking where do all these people live. Just people going about their everyday lives I noticed there’s a lot of vehicles with loud horns I’m a country girl so that would drive me nuts lol the woman are so lovely I love the colorful ways they dress. I love India food and learning about different cultures thanks for sharing this video!

    • @bldomain
      @bldomain ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Looks like shithole to me

  • @spiritboat
    @spiritboat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Fascinating, but also very depressing.

    • @srijitmukherjee2180
      @srijitmukherjee2180 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Kolkata has opened arms to millions of refugees coming in from backgrounds way more improvished than in this video. Kolkata is overpopulated because it sheltered millions of refugees from Bangladesh and also immigrants from neighboring states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa. There are many parts of the city that open up the front of the new developing India. Sadly, with 90% India's money being held only in the hands of the 10% of the population - it is indeed depressing.

    • @amalvarma1
      @amalvarma1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @srijit ,absoultelt true ,it is not Calcuttans who are poor , it is immigrants free flow from Bihar ,Bangladesh AND oRIISA.bUT CM has to something to stop this

    • @tomasseman6388
      @tomasseman6388 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dont be depressed, this people are maybe happier than you or me.

    • @sandeeptiwari5189
      @sandeeptiwari5189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes depressing for most of Western people or people living in developed countries but for most of the people living on earth it's still enjoyable

  • @lixeiradomateus8905
    @lixeiradomateus8905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    1:14 camisa da seleção brasileira existe em qualquer lugar do mundo

  • @gouravdash
    @gouravdash 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I live n the US and these videos are like pulling me back to my roots.

    • @happypah7775
      @happypah7775 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Very very poor country, brother

    • @gouravdash
      @gouravdash 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Happy Pah huh..I don't think so. We have rich heart and that's what matter the most.

    • @tariq909able
      @tariq909able 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy Pah can you please tell which country are you from?

    • @c3realK1ll4h
      @c3realK1ll4h 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      why do the usa allow these ugly pagans in their cities? disgusting

    • @musixlab5567
      @musixlab5567 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gourav Vlogs absolutely agree with you

  • @marilyncarter4181
    @marilyncarter4181 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this, most interesting, style of adventure. Fascinating! Produce more.....please.

  • @princessjennah3758
    @princessjennah3758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a dream of going to India and meet this place called Kolkata

  • @sadabakalaka
    @sadabakalaka 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The city is dirty , lots of poverty and malnourished people, highly populated . But at the end of the day it's my city. My Kolkata. My home

    • @TheResi42
      @TheResi42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's really funny because i hear that a lot but in the video, i honestly don't see much garbage anywhere. Maybe some walls blackened by the pollution but nothing too alarming. Same thing for the "malnourished" i didn't see anybody who seemed to be starving like if you were in an african village. And for poverty, well i can't really see it on the video (most were wearing clean clothes) but i guess it's not that easy to detect.

    • @williambakerjr839
      @williambakerjr839 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If I go their as a turist and I'm 18 Years old and cute wit lots of money and as nice as I am ?? Do u think I could find a cute boyfriend my age and bring him back to America and marry him and he'd be my husband . ?? I know lots of guys be holding hands walking down the street and people don't seem to mind it . I'd treat him good and help him Thu school or college and if he wants to be wit a girl to have kids I'm OK wit it as long as he still my husband ??

    • @sadabakalaka
      @sadabakalaka 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@williambakerjr839 wait?? wtf???

    • @ninjapirate123
      @ninjapirate123 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is so much worst than China

  • @CambodiaNomadTips
    @CambodiaNomadTips 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic raw footage!

  • @LifewithMeeheeka2067
    @LifewithMeeheeka2067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, I love your virtual walk videos. I did not know such a thing could exist for your earliest videos that go back 10 years. This is the metropolitan area that I grew up in. Interestingly, looking at it through this video gives me whole new perspectives. Keep walking in local-heavy neighborhoods !!

  • @mitramoso
    @mitramoso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I enjoyed the walk, thank you. The street names would have been helpful.

  • @CoUdErMaNn
    @CoUdErMaNn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey friend you are very brave to pass in those dangerous streets, do not you afraid?

  • @tawnihaynie1065
    @tawnihaynie1065 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Ben. Please take care and stay safe when you are over there. Love your work my friend. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎

  • @SensitiveHercules
    @SensitiveHercules 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THERE ARE SO MANY FACES FROM WHICH YOU CAN MAKE MILLIONS OF MEMES 😂 AND btw, loved the vibes. I live in Kolkata and Love this "City of Joy" !

  • @hj000
    @hj000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Loucura, loucura, loucura. Um dia vou viajar para conhecer de perto este lugar. 👍💥 Brazil present 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

    • @ranajit2355
      @ranajit2355 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come during soccer world cup. You will see only argentians or Brazilians on kolkata roads, not Indians

  • @theyoodoo
    @theyoodoo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great entertainment. It's almost like being there. India is definitely on my "bucket list". One thing I found especially fascinating was the individual character of all the neighborhoods. One seemed to be mostly booksellers, another was shoe dealers. I wonder how people sleep there. Does it ever get quiet? The one thing missing was the smells of the food cooking, unwashed bodies, animals etc. All of that is a part of travel also. Thanks for the free tour!

  • @NickyModi
    @NickyModi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hats off to you dear walker.
    you made me walk along.
    thanks, regards.

  • @Wawazipata
    @Wawazipata 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you intelligent Kolkata. Jungle growing from your buildings. You will always be a great part of my heart.

  • @saaxaidi3989
    @saaxaidi3989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice city,walk,people and hard workers nice places specially Markets and Person who made this movie I love his or her hard work from Karachi Pakistan

  • @richardboudville5188
    @richardboudville5188 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    So crowded the streets are. What's it going to be in say the next 50 years. Gridlock?

    • @indianprince0468
      @indianprince0468 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Richard Boudville You expect that many foreign migrants to move into Calcutta?

    • @richardboudville5188
      @richardboudville5188 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      IndianPrince04 The Symbol you use is well known in Burma by many Buddhists - tell me more.

    • @IndianPrince04
      @IndianPrince04 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Richard Boudville Buddhists are interesting people. Yes friend, I beleive the aum symbol is used in various Eastern religions :)

    • @richardboudville5188
      @richardboudville5188 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've found it Om mani padme hum Hinduism, Buddhism Symbol
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_mani_padme_hum

    • @richardboudville5188
      @richardboudville5188 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Namaste`
      Happy Republic Day to all Indian Nationals for 26th Jan. We in Australia celebrate Australia Day same 26th Jan. BBQs etc everywhere. I was born in Calcutta, went BACK to Burma after WWII ; Then Left Burma for UK and now an Australian Citizen (45 years in Australia).
      I celebrate BOTH. Indian Republic Day and Australia Day.
      Jai Hind!
      from Perth, Western Australia.

  • @zoemor961
    @zoemor961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kolkata a beautiful city gone to hell! Why d'ont you show the elegant clean side? Why allways this???????????????????????????

  • @psikopatte1
    @psikopatte1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Discover just now your walking video. Its fabulous. Love it.

  • @andyplus1352
    @andyplus1352 ปีที่แล้ว

    Calcutta is a lovely city.
    I also read that the late Catholic nun Mother Theresa lived and carried out humanitarian work in Calcutta before she passed on.
    Lovely street, beautiful people and great culture.
    I am watching from Nigeria.

  • @Somenath_Sen
    @Somenath_Sen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To People commenting who are making negative comments...please never judge this city without ever staying here.

  • @wjdonner
    @wjdonner 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic concept. The unbelievable chaos could not be presented any better. Thank you.

  • @hoangtran-gf3gd
    @hoangtran-gf3gd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Keezi Walks, for showing us all the nooks and crannies of Kolkata's typical daily life, which would often be missed by passing visitors on limited budgets and tight schedules.

  • @psympson
    @psympson 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey! I must say thank you for this work! Very interesting! Thanks again! I can't do less than that for this enriching video. =D

  • @debargha88
    @debargha88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from Calcutta and been homesick as I stay outside..thanks for this ❤️

  • @JohnSmith-us3xj
    @JohnSmith-us3xj 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hello Mr kees Colijn I'm a new Sub I would like to know when you are walking around do you have someone with you, like a look- out or a native person.? Has anyone ever tried to take your camera.? Do you have it Attached to you, like a go-pro or do you hold it or have it Attached to a selfie pole.? And are you Indian or European.Thank you Love your Videos

    • @keeziwalks
      @keeziwalks  10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Smith i walk alone , and i look like a typical dutch guy 6 foot 3 no nobody has ever to take my camera , which is a canon legria which i hold with a pistol grip

    • @TheOmnipresent12
      @TheOmnipresent12 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      lukebccb which begs the question... does that happen? And if so, how often?
      Is it a terribly bad idea to be on these streets in the evenings/dark hours?
      And what is it that has you in the streets of Calcutta Kees?
      *Thank you so much for these videos* :o)

  • @The-kf7tw
    @The-kf7tw 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video, Enjoyed the whole two hours through the streets of Kolkata. One thing I noticed is the sound of crows all the time, man they really swing their arms when walking. Cool though

  • @samali108
    @samali108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @13:24 a man is seen carrying a child who is fast asleep....I find it amazing how all the noise and din is not waking up the child

  • @coppercoloredlifestyle9498
    @coppercoloredlifestyle9498 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    what's with all the negative comments??? this place looks fine. no different than NYC, a bit more dirt and it holds its original tropical landscape. but of course

    • @henrytudor8537
      @henrytudor8537 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CopperColoredLifestyle94 pls and pls. New york is shit. But never ever ever ever compare it to india. It is on a class india will never hope to reach in 500years to come

  • @sheikowi
    @sheikowi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is THE ENEMY. Thanks, Empress Victoria!

  • @oneelspence6980
    @oneelspence6980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the motorcycle culture. There's nothing more endearing than a nation willing to live a simple motorcycle life.

  • @VisitPunjab
    @VisitPunjab ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @하동봉
    @하동봉 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    India pakistan bangladash afkanistan the hell of this world

    • @AlmightyAaron0423
      @AlmightyAaron0423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      하동봉 the only nice country in South Asia is Sri Lanka maybe the Buddhism saved them from Indian's fifth influence

  • @SteveDyke_Dykie_Travel
    @SteveDyke_Dykie_Travel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love these, there is something nice about watching your videos it like going for a walk with a friend. I have a couple of videos on my channel where I just walk around India on my solo trip but nothing as good as these. Keep up the good work 🙏

  • @annarozowiec5446
    @annarozowiec5446 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx 4 filming. One day I got back to my memories of a trip in 1995 to Hawrah in Calcutta remembering it as glimps of hell. Found your film and chher up. Hell looks better after some time. Although for me as a wiever is tireing following you, the awarnes of a home destination for all of pedestrians passing by and you too gave me peace. Wishing you walking bring health improvement and expected results greet you with honor.

    • @akashagarwal1501
      @akashagarwal1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have u been to india what was your experience

    • @akashagarwal1501
      @akashagarwal1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also I live in same video place u can ask me anything if u want about here

  • @adofonconi9753
    @adofonconi9753 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn, there are only men in the streets! I don't think I'll ever go there...LOL
    BTW guys making hash joints at 26:08 LOL

    • @titirmajumdar3730
      @titirmajumdar3730 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      his video doesnot show the other beautiful part of kolkata.please see other tourism videos of west bengal .
      ado fonconi,,if you ever visit india please visit santiniketan and jorasanko thakurbari . these are places of rabindranath tagore.ibet yr attitude will change
      There isn't a single emotion that a human mind experiences, from the pains of an ugly girl to……. the feelings of a girl on her first night after marriage. that Rabindranth Tagore has not expressed via his writings, songs, plays or stories. An intellect of the highest order possible.
      Sadly, Tagore is still an unsung hero.though graduall italy canada china , etc are taking interest in him.
      A man who understands Tagore is bound to lead a beautiful life. Tagore will show you the right way to live.

    • @titirmajumdar3730
      @titirmajumdar3730 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ranjit Singh ,
      because Tagore was the only one who gave me mental strength in my hard times.................i didnt used to love Tagore earlier.................but, everything changed since i was 14.............i conveyed my pains to others....but they didnt understand , not even my mother or my best frnd or psychologist ...............in Tagore's poems i find exactly what i try to convey................i bet no other person can give me as much peace and happiness as Tagore gives me.......Tagore is the only one who can understand me.....................sometimes i feel He has written the poems only for me !!!
      actually, i cant write in words what Tagore is to me..............u may find me funny.............but this is truth.. Tagore is everything to me

    • @titirmajumdar3730
      @titirmajumdar3730 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Ranjit Singh,
      oh ! believe me........... Jana gana mana is not enough. it is nothing..........i repeat NOTHING, as compared to other sensational writings of Tagore. :-)

  • @rodrigoramirez7375
    @rodrigoramirez7375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Si estrando en la carretera oyes un Beep - Beep,
    ten la seguridad que se trata de mi, beep - beep
    y si intentas seguirme te va a anochecer,
    pues ni el fiero coyote me puede comer..beep - beep...

  • @ambalastores
    @ambalastores 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ............. I Love To t Travel with you Keez.....:)

  • @kaGalaPHWALKING
    @kaGalaPHWALKING ปีที่แล้ว

    nice walk bro .. im also walking tour vlogger from Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @joeleeman9886
    @joeleeman9886 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Look at all those "certified Microsoft techneeshuuns" roaming that lovely land

  • @solihinhin9384
    @solihinhin9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hiruk pikuk banget... Ramai sekali banyak kendaraAn dan banyak orang pada jalan kaki...

  • @jsnagra1able
    @jsnagra1able 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    People will make negative comments but there’s no denying the energy and vibrancy of Indian cities. So much happening!

    • @ranajit2355
      @ranajit2355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Indian cities do not care about negative comments

  • @AsianTravelPaths
    @AsianTravelPaths 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To many people

  • @jaroslawwojtowicz5480
    @jaroslawwojtowicz5480 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am so happy that I live in Denmark....

  • @MrCoolbeanstogo
    @MrCoolbeanstogo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video Kees, what kind of camera did you use to shoot this video? did you use a chest harness? what kind of stabilizer did you use? many many thanks

  • @gromit576
    @gromit576 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You see old men (bare footed) pulling rickshaws. I once saw an old rickshawala pull two passengers. During the rainy season the roads get flooded. The old man stepped on a broken glass that gashed his under sole. He stopped the rickshaw pulled the glass out and carried; all awhile the trail of blood smeared the muddy water. When the water level rises the govt. public works personnel will lift open the manholes. Every once a while an aging rickshawala is sucked it. Life goes on unnoticed.

  • @suryanarayananramachandran453
    @suryanarayananramachandran453 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    chaotic

  • @drdragan7
    @drdragan7 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    chaos ... :)

  • @mohammedalshehri6647
    @mohammedalshehri6647 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm watching this right after watching Tokyo walk , so you guys can imagine the culture shock.

  • @TMTCoffeShop
    @TMTCoffeShop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    its crazy how there are way more man on the streets than women

  • @arsadams
    @arsadams 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a lively and interesting place! It makes me wanting to visit this City....greetings from Greece

    • @Hostile2430
      @Hostile2430 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I really hope that is a sarcasm

  • @EarthExplo
    @EarthExplo ปีที่แล้ว

    wow 8 years ago you record walk video!

  • @alvaroleoncarrillo5426
    @alvaroleoncarrillo5426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nobody portrays the misery in london, that of the slums

  • @Mercury-yp7nx
    @Mercury-yp7nx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We are changing Brazil step by step. Some important stuff is happening here.I believe India will get better if people start demanding more...

    • @isabellediaz2281
      @isabellediaz2281 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another continent, another culture..
      Saludos

    • @harshitbasand9864
      @harshitbasand9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@isabellediaz2281 Yes but people same I also actually live in video city

  • @tismediatravelwalkvideos3017
    @tismediatravelwalkvideos3017 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice! always thanks! Beautiful walk!

  • @floriantopala9461
    @floriantopala9461 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i wonder, where is human civilization?

    • @yellowsky889
      @yellowsky889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Stolen by colonizers haha

    • @pelusagatito6670
      @pelusagatito6670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yellowsky889 XD

    • @UmeshSagarOfficial
      @UmeshSagarOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In many places of earth. Maybe the place you come from are filled with all animals that's why you asked.

    • @papabeefeya2472
      @papabeefeya2472 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In India Open your eyes

    • @ranajit2355
      @ranajit2355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For your information the city boasts of several Nobel Laureates, Oscar Winners

  • @usmanzahid3899
    @usmanzahid3899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Instead of making weapons of distractions and remains a constant source of threat, the Indian government should invest in her people. Spend money to eradicate extreme poverty from India. Really sad to watch this video. After all we all are human being. No matter I am from Pakistan and you are Indians

    • @ankhiroy3421
      @ankhiroy3421 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for your advice but I guess the same applies to your country..

    • @akhailansar9140
      @akhailansar9140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Something rich coming from you hahahaha.

    • @coco1990s
      @coco1990s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No offense I'm not even Indian but that's laughable coming from someone in Pakistan.

  • @407tow
    @407tow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    almost 2 hours and never saw a good looking woman.

  • @Duffy512
    @Duffy512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the walk around the city...amazing...thanks.

  • @nandinirao7772
    @nandinirao7772 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sir, Kolkata ka kaun sa ilaka Hai